11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1
old woman, grandma, wet nurse
Kun'yomi
ば ば old woman ②joker (in old maid) ばあ
On'yomi
バ
Character Breakdown
old woman, grandma, wet nurse
ばば ばあ バ (8th, N1)
waves, billows, Poland
ハ なみ わ (3rd, N2)
pelt, skin, hide
かわ ヒ (3rd, N2)
Common Words
this world ②the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.) ③this corrupt world
References
| Unicode hex code | 5A46 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-39-44 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1234 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1240 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2762 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3433 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1768 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2407 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 804 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 867 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 2039 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1262 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 6390 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1684 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1931 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1421 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 2116 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1902 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 430 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 812 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3e8.9 |
| Four corner code | 3440.4 |
| De Roo Code | 369 |